Jayawardene urges talented Lankan players to 'up ante' in order to succeed

Sydney, Jan 7(ANI): Outgoing Sri Lanka captain has urged his young teammates to work hard and raise their game in order to succeed at the international stage and help the national team come out of their current tragic state.

Jayawardene will remain in the side but hand over leadership responsibility to young all rounder Angelo Mathews, who takes over with the team having lost 3-0, their fourth series loss by clean sweep and third to Australia, News.com.au reports.